David Bateman Ltd: 25 books

New Zealand's past has been a rollercoaster ride of hopes, dreams, wars and peace. In his fully revised Illustrated History, noted historian Matthew Wright brings New Zealand's turbulent, exciting past to life, tracing our journey from the arrival of Polynesians over 800 years ago, to the present day....

Fast-paced, rich in action and featuring a cast of memorable characters, Houses of Stone is a compelling story that takes its readers from the quiet beauty of rural Britain to the grandeur of the African landscape. Following the adventures, trials, achievements and passions of two generations of the...

A new edition of the bestselling short history on New Zealand, updated to include the Helen Clark years, the rise of John Key, the Christchurch earthquakes and the 2011 Rugby World Cup! A lively and accessible history written by one of New Zealands most well-known commentators on matters past and present....

From the acclaimed author of The Trout Diaries and The Trout Bohemia, Going to Extremes tells eleven fascinating stories of New Zealanders some forgotten, some ‘elite’, some ‘ordinary’ achieving amazing things. Here the extreme can be found in anything from diving, caving, alpine climbing,...

Irreverent, laugh-out-loud tales of living and travelling in India.

Winner of the 2011 Whitcoulls Travcom Travel Book of the Year Award.Fascinating, highly readable tales of travels in the troubled land of Afghanistan by award-winning New Zealand travel writer Ian Robinson.Tourists in Afghanistan are rare: very few have the courage to travel there in today’s uncertain...

Engaging memoir from the author of the much-loved Little Yellow Digger books. Her story describes a rich life of diverse experiences peopled with colleagues, writers, friends and family.

Jean Batten was one of the great aviation megastars of the 1930s. Her spectacular flights ranked with those of Britains Amy Johnson and Americas Amelia Earhart. Yet, despite her brilliance as a pilot, she remained the least well-known of them all. For the dentists daughter from New Zealand built an impregnable...

This is the amazing story of seven summits solo - how an American living in New Zealand set out to climb the highest peak on each of the world's seven continents. En route to Everest, Anderson climbed solo the other highest summits on six continents. In the end, after several previous attempts, atrocious...

This highly readable account of the author's year dedicated to fly-fishing in New Zealand, relates the highs and lows, the intricacies and finesse, of pursuing trout in wild places and pristine waters.

'On the road again with dog and fly rod, Derek Grzelewski has gathered another wonderful collection of stories about love, life, trout and rivers. If you liked his Trout Diaries, this one is even better.' Rob Sloane, editor, Flylife'Trout Bohemia buzzes around the topic of obsessive-compulsive...

In the 1930s, English travel writer H V Morton undertook a series of journeys to the great religious and historical sites of the Middle East. In 2009, travel writer Peter Riordan set off in his footsteps, a journey that took him through Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, Cyprus and Greece....

Fishing stories from the coastlines of New Zealand. Experience first-hand the challenge of venture outside your comfort zone and take your fishing skills to new levels. Descriptive, entertaining and informative, Andy takes you onto the rocks and right into the action.

An intriguing collection of tales plucked from the byways of New Zealand’s history by a master storyteller who recognises a good yarn when he sees it. Gordon McLauchlan tempts our imagination with 46 little-known tales from the past. Here you will discover:- that Auckland applied twice to the Colonial...